The Education Week Spotlight on Digital Reading and Literacy is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on ways educators can use ed-tech in English classes, how online reading has changed, and how teachers are maintaining reading practices during the pandemic.
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Reading & Literacy
How Should Reading Be Taught in a Digital Era?
Most experts agree that even the very youngest students should be learning with a mix of print and digital texts.
Reading & Literacy
Reading to Students Online Provides a Sense of Normalcy, Teachers Say
Here are tips for educators who are starting virtual read-aloud sessions for their students during school building closures.
Reading & Literacy
Explainer
What Is Digital Literacy?
For educators, digital literacy means much more than learning to read online. Here's a guide to understanding it.
Reading & Literacy
What We Still Don't Know About Digital Reading
What we don't know outweighs what we do know about how people comprehend what they read on a digital screen rather than on the printed page, a review finds.
College & Workforce Readiness
Jobs at All Levels Now Require Digital Literacy. Here's Proof.
Education Week visited Delaware's largest employer for a closer look at how digitization is changing the workplace.
Teaching
Opinion
Response: Ways to Use Tech Effectively in English Classes
Jennifer Casa-Todd, Jenny Vo, Maggie Verdoia, Sarah Acosta Landry, Ingrid Nelson, and Stephanie Affinito share suggestions on how to use tech in English classes.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
The Way We Read Online Has Changed. As Literacy Teachers, We Need to Keep Up
Now that students can integrate code and multimedia into the texts they create, schools need a new approach to literacy, writes Chris Panell.